‘A Minecraft Movie’ had an incredible blockbuster weekend, shattering expectations and setting a new record for video game movie adaptations. It grossed an impressive $157 million domestically and $301 million worldwide in its opening weekend, making it the biggest debut ever for a video game-themed film.
To put this in perspective, it surpassed the previous record holder, ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie,’ which opened with $146.36 million domestically in 2023 (over a three-day weekend, though it launched midweek and earned $204 million through Easter Sunday). ‘A Minecraft Movie’ outperformed it by over $10 million in domestic earnings for the standard three-day frame.
LEGO Minecraft The Deep Dark Battle Set, 21246 Biome Adventure Toy, Ancient City with Warden Figure,...
- Minecraft players can experience real-life action in the biome with LEGO Minecraft The Deep Dark Battle building toy, featuring an ancient city
- Kids can explore the city locations and mine precious resources, including a Minecraft treasure chest with a bone, healing potion and 2 toy snowballs
- Includes LEGO Minecraft the elven Arbalest knight and the dwarven Netherite knight, plus a large buildable Minecraft warden action figure
Here’s how it stacks up against other notable video game movie openings: The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023): $146.36 million domestic opening (3-day), eventually reaching $1.359 billion worldwide. Five Nights at Freddy’s (2023): $80 million domestic opening, totaling $137.27 million domestically. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022): $72.1 million domestic opening, with a domestic total of $190.87 million.
